COMPETITIONS


DURHAM FOIL                                                                                       March 31st 
This competition is an absolute must, especially if you could not do the one above.                  Closing date 25th March
Under 9   Boys and Girls           Foil size 00                                                                                  Entry Fee £15.00
Under 11   Boys and Girls         Foil size 03
Under 13   Boys and Girls        Foil size 03
Under 15   Boys and Girls        Foil size 05
All fencers must be BF members
There is loads of time to prepare for this event, so give yourself a goal, book the time out (no parties!), tell Paul or Steve you are doing it, start your training.
You must wear correct kit and use correct blade size.

NOTE:  Paul cannot fill in the application forms for you. If you are entering you must do this yourself by downloading the form from North East Fencing Website competitions page check your catagories pay your money etc. Then let Paul or Steve know at the club.

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Merseyside Open Fencing Tournament

Chris Steve and Paul competed at the event.  The team arrived to see a very large entry of 91 foilists. The journey was uneventful for Paul who though that he had been teleported there, to the sounds of Steve's dulcet tones, we know about his wittering.

You could only describe the huge sports hall as “packed”. Teesside Fencing Club had set camp in an apparently empty corner, only to find that in minutes fencing bags and people surrounded us. Despite this Steve kept his position by ensconcing his butt in his deckchair.

After a good warm up the competition started with 2 pooling rounds followed by direct eliminations. We progressed through the pooling rounds with mixed results but nonetheless satisfactory results.

We all got through the first round of direct eliminations uneventfully with Chris winning 15-9, Steve 15-11, and Paul 15-5.  At the now much harder second round Chris was knocked 15-3 and Steve out with a 15-7.  Paul had a hard comeback from 10-13 to get a last hit win on Alex Williams 15-14.  So Paul through to the final 32 fencers, to meet his nemesis Nick (Lord) Stoke.  Nick getting a bye through the first rounds was fresh and certainly the more skilled fencer. Paul making a bit of a comeback towards the end of the bout, but it was too little too late, losing 15-10.

So shattered, it was homeward bound, with Steve twittering Chris being dad driver, and Paul in between bouts of sleep and asking “are we nearly there?”, and not even a pizza stop ;-(

Pics to follow and see Paul knocked out, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9oSAY9sTc8&feature=youtube_gdata_player